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A teenager described when his 10-year-old brother was questioned by police over a story he’d written at school in which he made reference to being hit by a relative – and said he lived in a ‘terrorist house.’ The story was part of an English class in which he’d been told to use his imagination – and resulted in the child being subject to a safeguarding investigation. The elder brother said he returned to the family home in Lancashire and “…my brother was crying and I have never seen him cry that bad.” He was being spoken to by a police officer and a social worker undertaking a safeguarding enquiry. The family believe the investigation was under Prevent, the Government’s counter extremism strategy – although that is strenuously denied by police and social services. The police said it was a safeguarding issue that was dealt with in a low key and proportionate way. It quickly established there was no need for any further action. This clip is from 5 live Investigates Sunday 20 March 2016.